2701Jim
Active Member
CPL. Alvin York made history on this date 101 years ago and of course not a mention of it on any News channel.
During the assault, six German soldiers in a trench near York charged him with fixed bayonets. York had fired all the rounds in his M1917 Enfield rifle, but drew his M1911 semi-automatic pistol and shot all six soldiers before they could reach him.
Imperial German Army First Lieutenant Paul Jürgen Vollmer, commanding the 120th Reserve Infantry Regiment's 1st battalion, emptied his pistol trying to kill York while he was contending with the machine guns. Failing to injure York, and seeing his mounting losses, he offered in English to surrender the unit to York, who accepted.
That's really badass shooting. Also, proof positive .45ACP trumps 9mm.
In the late 1960's and early 1970's, my public elementary school showed the movie "Sergeant York" to all students in the auditorium. I wonder if that happens today in any public elementary school?
Pictures of guns in school? Are you crazy?
Not to mention the message sent by having the hero be a Christian white male!
So I guess my 7th grade report to the class on the weapons of the Vietnam war wouldn't be well receive today, either. BTW, teacher was a vet...I got a good grade.
I always wet my sights when I'm gonna do some shootin
CPL. Alvin York made history on this date 101 years ago and of course not a mention of it on any News channel.